Varieties Of Marbles

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This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.

Varieties Of Marbles

The table of the better-known marbles given below has been compiled chiefly from Lee's "Marble and Marble Workers," though other authorities have been consulted as well. Marbles may be classified in different ways, but perhaps the most convenient method is to divide them into seven colour-groups - black, brown, green, grey, red, white, and yellow. A sharp division line between these colours cannot be drawn in all cases, but the classification holds good lor most practical purposes.

Name.	Predominant Colour.	Whence Obtained	Remarks.
Ashburton	Grey	England	Dark veins on grey ground.
Bardilla .........	Grey	Italy	Darkly veined; hard, brittle, often contains holes, and is easily broken whilst working.
Belgian Black ......	Black	Belgium	Very hard is the best black marble.
Belgian Fossil ......	Grey	Belgium	White spots and markings on grey ground.
Belgian Grand Antique	Grey	Belgium	Large white veins on black ground.
Belgian T......	Grey	Belgium	Brownish red patches on grey ground.
Bianco e Nero Antico	Grey	Algeria	White veins on black ground.
Bird's Eye ......	Brown	England	Brownish grey with spots of lighter colour.
Black and Gold......	Yellow	Italy	Large yellow and white veins on black ground.
Black Vein .....	Grey	France	Large white veins on black ground.
Blue Beige ......	Grey	Belgium	Sound; white veins on grey and black.
Breccia Sanguina	Red	Algeria	Light red patches on deep red ground.
Breche Portor ......	Yellow	France	Greyish black; finely pencilled with brown and yellow.
Breche St. Antonin ...	Yellow	France	Unsound, but polishes well; red and brown patches on yellow ground.
Brocatelle Jaune	Yellow	France	Brown and white veins on yellow ground.
Brocatelle Violette ...	Red	France	Grey and yellow patches over purplish red.
Comblanchieu . .	Brown	France	Light brown; good texture.
Counemara ......	Green	Ireland	Grey and black patches and veins on green ground; contains holes.
Coquille .........	Grey	Belgium	White spots and veins on black ground.
Derby Black ......	Black	England	Deep black, close texture, and takes good polish.
Derby Fossil ......	Grey	England	White fossils on grey ground; hard, and takes good polish.
D'Hechette ......	Grey	France	White veins on greyish black ground.
Dog Tooth.........	Brown	England	Reddish brown fossil marble.
Dove............	Grey	Italy	J Lavender or dark grey slightly veined; resembles Sicilian, but \ is harder.
Draycot .........	Red	England	Hard, but does not polish well; red conglomerate.
Duporth .........	Green	England	Soft and easily worked, but does not take good polish; mottled green.
Emperor's Bed......	Red	Portugal	Bright red and takes good polish.
Florence .........	Grey	Belgium	Dull grey fossil marble.
French Black ......	Black	France	Of poor quality; spotted.
Genoa Green ......	Green	Italy	Dark patches, white and grey veins over dark green.
Giallo Antico ......	Yellow	Tunis	Close texture and takes good polish; reddish yellow of many shades.
Giallo Avorio ......	Yellow	Algeria	Pink and yellow markings and red veins on cream ground.
Giallo Canarino......	Yellow	Algeria	Pink and red veins on yellow ground.
Grammont ......	Yellow	France	Resembles Medoux, but less .yellow and not so finely marked.
Grand Antique......	Grey	France	Black and white markings in sharp contrast.
Griotte d'ltalie......	Red	France	The best of red marbles; black veins and white shells on deep red ground.
Gris de Barse ......	Grey	Belgium	Brownish red markings on reddish grey ground.
Historique ......	Grey	Belgium	Black ground with white veins and fossils.
Iberian Agate ......	Red	Portugal	Yellow and brown markings on purplish red ground.
Irish Black ......	Black	Ireland	Deep black and fairly easy to work.
Irish Fossil ......	Grey	Ireland	Dark grey ground.
Isabelle .........	Red	France	Fawn spots and greyish green veins on dark red ground.
Istrian ........	Brown	Austria	Even texture; weather-resisting; cream colour.
Jaune Lamartine	Yellow	France	Rich yellow, finely pencilled with red and brown.
Jaune Oriental......	Brown	Belginm	Reddish brown, mottled with grey, red, and pink.
Jaune Oriental......	Grey	Belgium	Reddish grey; hard, and takes good polish.
Jaune St. Beaume	Yellow	France	Fine red and brown veins on yellow ground.
Jaune Victoria......	Yellow	Germany	Dark yellow with fine red, purple, and white spar veins.
Joinville .........	Brown	France	Light fawn colour mottled with brown and red.
Kilkenny.........	Grey	" Ireland	Dark grey patches and white fossils on black ground.
Languedoc ......	Red	France	Large white veins on bright red ground.
Lilas .........	Grey	Belgium	Greyish brown and slightly marked.
LumaChelle ......	Grey	France	Patches of fawn colour tinged with red on grey ground.
Lunel .........	Brown	France	Light fawn colour with few markings.
Lunel Fleuri ......	Brown	France	Light fawn colour flowered with dark brown.
Ma'plaquet ......	Red	Belgium	Grey and white veins over brownish red.
Medoux .........	Yellow	France	Brecciated, with black, red, yellow, and white patches.
Napoleon.........	Brown	France	Red and brown veins on light fawn ground.
New England ......	Brown	England	Grey veins on purplish brown ground.
Onyx .........	White	Algeria	Semi-transparent, with yellowish white tinge; sometimes veined.
Pavonazetto ......	Yellow	Italy	Purple and black veins on yellowish white ground.
Pavonazzo.........	Yellow	Italy	Purple and black veins on yellowish white ground; coarser veins than Pavonazetto.
Penmon .........	Brown	England	Light brown mottled with grey, and dark brown.
Pettit Tor ......	Grey	England	Hard, and takes good polish.
Purbeck .........	Green	England	Obtained in small blocks; mottled greenish grey.
Red Ogwell ......	Red	England	Fine markings over red.
Rosa Carnagione	Red	Algeria	Yellowish patches and red veins on flesh-colour ground.
Rose .........	Red	France	Black markings over red; sound, and takes good polish.
Rose Enjugeraie	Red	France	Pearly grey patches and bright red veins on red ground.
Rosso di Levant	Red	Italy	Light veins on deep purplish red ground; contains holes.
Rouge Acajou ......	Red	France	Mottled rose red; takes high polish.
Rouge Antique......	Red	France	Dark red; obtained in small blocks only.
Rouge du Var ......	Yellow	France	Irregular patches of red and white on yellow ground.
Rouge Etrusque	Red	Algeria	Ground of dark red having brown veins and spots touched with bright yellow; takes good polish.
Rouge Fleuri ......	Red	Belgium	White flowered veins over dark red.
Rouge Griotte ......	Red	Belgium	White veins over dark red; best of Belgian red marbles.
Rouge Rose ......	Red	Belgium	Grey and white veins on red ground.

Name.	Pridominant Colour	Whence	Remarks.
Rouge Royal ......	Red	Belgium	Grey veins and white patches on red ground; contains holes.
Russet .........	Brown	England	Deep brown, mottled.
St. Amande ......	Grey	Belgium	Dove colour with reddish tint.
St. Amies.........	Grey	Belgium	Sound and of close texture: grey and black, flowered and ( veined with white.
St. Beat .........	White	Prance	Very pure, but inferior to Carrara statuary.
St. Sylvester ......	Red	Portugal	Sound and takes high polish; flesh-colour ground with dark red and white veins and light brown and white patches; very handsome.
Sarrancolin ......	Red	France	Fawn and dove markings over red.
Sicilian .........	White	Italy	Hard and white, with bluish cast; best quality bears exposure well.
Sienna .........	Yellow	Italy	Ground ranges from white to brown through all shades of yellow; purple and black veins.
Statuary .........	White	Italy	Rarely obtained quite pure; the best conies from Carrara.
Statuary Vein ......	White	Italy	For statuary work; more or less veined.
Vein ... ......	White	Italy	White, with veins.
Verde Antique......	Green	Italy	White veins on deep green; the best of the Genoa marbles.
Verde di Levanto	Green	Italy	Purple and red veins on green ground.
Verde di Pegli ......	Green	Italy	White veins on green ground; contains holes.
Verde di Prato......	Green	Italy	Obtained in small blocks only, and takes high polish; dark spots and white veins over deep green.
Verona Red ......	Red	Italy	Fawn-colour patches on light red ground.
Vert d'Arriege ......	Green	Prance	Light and dark green veins on white ground.
Vert Isabella ......	Green	France	Green and white veins on fawn-colour ground.
Vert Maurin ......	Green	Prance	Sound,and obtained in large blocks; white veins on dark green.
Vert Moulins ......	Green	France	Green patches and veins and white spots on red ground.
Victoria Red ......	Red	Ireland	Mottled light red.
Waulsort.........	Brown	Belgium	Fairly sound and takes good polish; dark brown with patches of white, black, red, and pink.

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